Study it in the app“So Joseph went up to bury his father; and with him went up all the servants of Pharaoh, the elders of his household, and all the elders of the land of Egypt,”
So Josephוַ יוֹסֵףwent upיַּעַלto buryלִקְבֹּרhis father;אֶת אָבִיוand with himאִתּוֹwent upוַיַּעֲלוּallכָּלthe servantsעַבְדֵיof Pharaoh,פַרְעֹהthe eldersזִקְנֵיof his household,בֵיתוֹand allוְכֹלthe eldersזִקְנֵיof the landאֶרֶץof Egypt,מִצְרָיִם
Joseph
Joseph, a name borne by several Israelites, above all the son of Jacob and Rachel, sold into Egypt, who became ruler there and saved his family; his sons Ephraim and Manasseh became tribes. The name means "may he add".
Where else “yosef” appearsgo up
To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.
Where else “yaal” appearsbury
Bury.
Where else “kebor” appearsfather
The man who begets a child and heads his household.
Where else “avi” appearsservant
Someone who works for another, or a king's official.
Where else “avde” appearsPharaoh
Pharaoh: the title of the kings of Egypt, not a personal name.
Where else “faro” appearselder
The senior men who led a city or the people.
Where else “zikne” appearshousehold
The family, everyone living under one roof.
Where else “vet” appearsland
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “erets” appearsEgypt, Mizraim
See it on the mapWhere else “mitsrayim” appearsEgypt
Today: Egypt (Nile Valley)
A country in northeast Africa along the Nile River, southwest of Israel.
Joseph was sold into it, and his family went down to live there (Gen 37:28; 46:6). God brought Israel out of it with a mighty hand (Exod 12:41). The child Jesus fled there with his parents (Matt 2:14).
6Pharaoh said, “Go up and bury your father, as he made you swear.”
7 · This verse (above)
8and all the household of Joseph, his brothers, and his father’s household; only their little ones, their flocks, and their herds they left in the land of Goshen.
1. What it says
What did Joseph say to his brothers when they feared he would take revenge (vv. 15-21)?
2. What it means
What does it mean that they planned evil against him, but Elohim planned it for good (v. 20)?
3. How I live it
Whom do you need to forgive or ask forgiveness from, and what step can you take?
